Developing Wayfinder Strategies

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name: developing-wayfinder-strategies
description: Best practices for developing, testing, and iterating Wayfinder Paths strategies/adapters in this repo (data sources, manifests, safety rails).
metadata:
  tags: wayfinder, defi, strategies, adapters, python
---

## When to use

Use this skill when you are:
- Designing a new strategy (or major refactor) in `wayfinder_paths/strategies/`
- Exploring adapter capabilities to build strategy logic
- Adding tests, manifests, examples, or debugging strategy behavior

## How to use

Follow the repo-specific workflow and patterns in these rule docs:

- [rules/workflow.md](rules/workflow.md) - Setup, common commands, how to run strategies locally
- [rules/manifests-and-tests.md](rules/manifests-and-tests.md) - Manifest rules, required tests, `examples.json` discipline
- [rules/data-sources.md](rules/data-sources.md) - Where data comes from (clients/adapters), read vs write conventions
- [rules/safety-and-execution.md](rules/safety-and-execution.md) - Approvals and safe execution patterns